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Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) : Digital Electronics - Quiz(MCQ)
The primary difference between a counter and a register is
A)
A register has no specific sequence of states.
B)
A register counts data.
C)
A counter has no particular sequence of states.
D)
A counter has the capability to store n bit of information whereas a register has one bit.

Correct Answer : Option (A) :   A register has no specific sequence of states.


Explanation : The primary difference between a counter and a register is that register has no specific state sequence except in certain conditions.

A counter is a special case of a register while the register has the same clock. generally, the register can only be stored, loaded, or used for the stack or as the program counter. The counter does not need to have the same clock.

Advantages of Counter : It is used in frequency dividers, Code generators and Period and sequence generators.

Advantages of Register : To Produce Time delay, Simplify Combinational Logic and Convert Serial Data to Parallel Data

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